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SPOT FORECAST FOR PONDEROSA...USDA FOREST SERVICE, SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1101 PM PST SUN JAN 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON JANUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL PROVIDE A MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW WITH
BREEZY CONDITIONS OVER FIRE AREA ON MONDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT MONDAY. A WEAKER ONSHORE FLOW WILL RESULT IN LIGHTER
WINDS TUESDAY ALONG WITH COOL TEMPERATURES.

.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 40-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 1-4 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING
                    TO NORTHWEST 3-7 MPH BY 1000 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12-15 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 15-18.
MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 51-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH IN THE EVENING...DIMINISHING
                    TO DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH BY 2100 PST.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 10-12 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 43-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1-3 MPH.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST 10-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH.


FORECASTER...VASQUEZ
$$REQUESTED BY...DAVID ERNST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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